Stories to make you smile from across Yorkshire

A weekly round-up highlights uplifting stories from across Yorkshire, including people reaching personal milestones and communities creating new opportunities. Together, the stories showcase how individual effort and local projects can support wellbeing, learning and charitable causes.

At 87, David Carbert completed his 400th Parkrun and hopes to reach 500; 13-year-old Scout Sienna earned all 95 badges and the Chief Scout’s Gold Award. Children at a Bradford primary school helped shape a nature-focused playground funded by a £25,000 WWF grant, while Sheffield’s Soul & Social Club has brought more than 100 women together for activities. Retired carpenter Martin Williams built a full-sized wooden Dalek to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research after his prostate cancer diagnosis.